Upcoming Gatherings
Gathering: Beyond the Grave Waits Mist & Sea
Join us for our very first Literary Gathering: an intimate virtual evening with author Kathleen Kaufman in conversation about Beyond the Graves Waits Mist and Sea.
Kathleen will share a reading from the novel, followed by a conversation about the story, its inspirations, and the themes woven throughout the book. We’ll then open the floor for audience Q&A and community conversation.
Come with questions, come curious, or just come listen. Whether you’ve already read the book or are discovering it for the first time, there’s a place for you in the conversation.
Gulfcoast Pride Festival
Rosemary District · Sarasota
Ink & Tide Books is proud to be part of Gulfcoast Pride. 🌈
Join us in Sarasota's Rosemary District for an evening celebrating LGBTQ+ community, visibility, joy, and connection. We'll have the book truck stocked with queer stories across every genre, because representation belongs everywhere on the shelves.
Come find us, support local LGBTQ+ businesses and organizations, and celebrate Pride with the community.
Queer Stories Are Stories.
Books & Brews: The Adria
Start your morning with Ink & Tide at The Adria in Venice for Books & Brews! Come browse the bookstore truck, grab your morning coffee from Sun Club Coffee Co., and find something new to read while connecting with your community.
Sarasota Indie Market
We’re popping up at Salt Your Soul Company’s Sarasota Indie Market & Plant Swap! Come shop Ink & Tide’s collection of queer stories, banned books, literary favorites, and bookish goodies while supporting a whole lineup of local makers and small businesses. Come for the books, stay for the community.
Atwater Trunk or Treat
Join Ink & Tide Books at Atwater Elementary for a night of costumes, candy, and a little literary magic! We’ll be bringing Sushi the book truck out for Trunk or Treat, so come say hello, grab some goodies, and maybe find your next favorite book while you’re there.
The Local Collective Market
ALEUR Event Collective · Sarasota
Come shop local and find Ink & Tide Books at The Local Collective Market!
We'll be bringing the book truck with a curated selection of reads, bookish goodies, and plenty of new favorites to discover.
PLUS: KIDS STORY TIME 📖
Join us from 2:00–2:30 PM for a special story time for little readers! Bring the kids, get cozy, and enjoy a story together before exploring the market.
Come browse. Come shop. Come read with us.
Bigtoberfest
Big Top Brewing Co. · Sarasota
We're bringing Ink & Tide under the Big Top.
Join us at Big Top Brewing's annual Bigtoberfest for a weekend of beer, music, games, and good times and, of course, books. Come find us, grab a new read, and spend the day celebrating with the Sarasota community.
We'll see you under the Big Top.
Rough Draft by Quiet Reading Club
I’ll be joining the Sarasota Quiet Reading Club for Rough Draft at Calusa Brewing! Bring your current read (or buy a new one), grab a drink, and settle in for a little quiet reading with good company.
Grand Opening
Big Top Brewing Co. · Sarasota
The truck is finally hitting the road. 🌊
Join us as we officially open the doors (wheels) of Ink & Tide Books for the very first time. Come browse the shelves, find your next read, grab some bookish goodies, and celebrate the beginning of this little mobile bookstore with us.